Ugu District Municipality
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Ugu is one of the 11 districts of KwaZulu-Natal province of South Africa. The seat of Ugu is Port Shepstone. The majority of its 704 001 people speak IsiZulu (2001 Census). The district code is DC21.
Contents
Geography
Neighbours
Ugu is surrounded by:
- Umgungundlovu to the north (DC22)
- eThekwini to the north-east (Durban)
- the Indian Ocean to the east
- OR Tambo in Eastern Cape to the south-west (DC15)
- Sisonke to the west (DC43)
Local municipalities
The district contains the following local municipalities:
| Local municipality | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Hibiscus Coast | 218 168 | 30.99% |
| Umzumbe | 193 764 | 27.52% |
| uMuziwabantu | 92 322 | 13.11% |
| Vulamehlo | 83 045 | 11.80% |
| Umdoni | 62 290 | 8.85% |
| Ezingoleni | 54 427 | 7.73% |
Demographics
The following statistics are from the 2001 census.
| Language | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| IsiZulu | 616 610 | 87.59% |
| English | 49 644 | 7.05% |
| IsiXhosa | 22 890 | 3.25% |
| Afrikaans | 9 937 | 1.41% |
| IsiNdebele | 1 556 | 0.22% |
| Sesotho | 860 | 0.12% |
| Sepedi | 818 | 0.12% |
| Other | 671 | 0.10% |
| SiSwati | 535 | 0.08% |
| Setswana | 325 | 0.05% |
| Xitsonga | 95 | 0.01% |
| Tshivenda | 75 | 0.01% |
Gender
| Gender | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Female | 383 663 | 54.50% |
| Male | 320 338 | 45.50% |
Ethnic group
| Ethnic group | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| Black African | 645 985 | 91.76% |
| White | 28 740 | 4.08% |
| Indian/Asian | 24 058 | 3.42% |
| Coloured | 5 218 | 0.74% |
Age
| Age | Population | %
|
|---|---|---|
| 000 - 004 | 76 009 | 10.80% |
| 005 - 009 | 91 171 | 12.95% |
| 010 - 014 | 94 511 | 13.42% |
| 015 - 019 | 90 364 | 12.84% |
| 020 - 024 | 60 699 | 8.62% |
| 025 - 029 | 49 685 | 7.06% |
| 030 - 034 | 39 537 | 5.62% |
| 035 - 039 | 38 238 | 5.43% |
| 040 - 044 | 32 451 | 4.61% |
| 045 - 049 | 25 936 | 3.68% |
| 050 - 054 | 24 122 | 3.43% |
| 055 - 059 | 19 163 | 2.72% |
| 060 - 064 | 18 861 | 2.68% |
| 065 - 069 | 15 046 | 2.14% |
| 070 - 074 | 13 976 | 1.99% |
| 075 - 079 | 6 998 | 0.99% |
| 080 - 084 | 4 522 | 0.64% |
| 085 - 089 | 1 631 | 0.23% |
| 090 - 094 | 688 | 0.10% |
| 095 - 099 | 291 | 0.04% |
| 100 plus | 102 | 0.01% |
Politics
Election results
Election results for Ugu in the South African general election, 2004.- Population 18 and over: 385 659 [54.78% of total population]
- Total votes: 216 751 [30.79% of total population]
- Voting % estimate: 56.20% votes as a % of population 18 and over
| Party | Votes | %
|
|---|---|---|
| African National Congress | 124 925 | 57.64% |
| Inkhata Freedom Party | 59 740 | 27.56% |
| Democratic Alliance | 17 121 | 7.90% |
| African Christian Democratic Party | 3 678 | 1.70% |
| Minority Front | 2 245 | 1.04% |
| United Democratic Movement | 1 715 | 0.79% |
| Independent Democrats | 1 218 | 0.56% |
| Freedom Front Plus | 1 049 | 0.48% |
| New National Party | 842 | 0.39% |
| Azanian People's Organisation | 768 | 0.35% |
| Pan African Congress | 480 | 0.22% |
| SOPA | 448 | 0.21% |
| United Christian Democratic Party | 424 | 0.20% |
| EMSA | 382 | 0.18% |
| UF | 380 | 0.18% |
| PJC | 349 | 0.16% |
| CDP | 281 | 0.13% |
| TOP | 265 | 0.12% |
| NA | 183 | 0.08% |
| KISS | 155 | 0.07% |
| NLP | 103 | 0.05% |
| Total | 216 751 | 100.00% |
References
- [Municipal Demarcation Board]
- [Stats SA Census 2001 page]
- [Independent Electoral Commission 2004 election results]
| Province of KwaZulu-Natal | |
|---|---|---|
| Provincial Capital:
| Pietermaritzburg | |
| Major Metros:
|
Ethekwini (includes Durban)
| |
| District Municipalities:
|
Ugu |
Umgungundlovu |
Uthukela |
Umzinyathi |
Amajuba |
Zululand |
Umkhanyakude |
uThungulu |
iLembe |
Sisonke
| |
| Smaller Cities:
| Empangeni | Kokstad | Ladysmith | Newcastle | Port Shepstone | Richards Bay | KwaDukuza | Tongaat | Vryheid | |
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